| Literature DB >> 18196272 |
Yujuan Yue1, Zhongde Wang, Kristina Abel, Jinliang Li, Lisa Strelow, Angelo Mandarino, Meghan K Eberhardt, Kimberli A Schmidt, Don J Diamond, Peter A Barry.
Abstract
A vaccine consisting of rhesus cytomegalovirus (RhCMV) pp65-2, gB and IE1 expressed via modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) was evaluated in rhesus macaques with or without prior priming with expression plasmids for the same antigens. Following two MVA treatments, comparable levels of anti-gB, pp65-2 and neutralizing antibody responses, and pp65-2- and IE1-specific cellular immune responses were detected in both vaccinated groups. Similar reductions in plasma peak viral loads were observed in these groups compared to untreated controls. This study demonstrates the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of rMVA-based RhCMV subunit vaccines in a primate host and warrants further investigation to improve the efficacy of subunit vaccines against CMV.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18196272 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-008-0074-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Microbiol Immunol ISSN: 0300-8584 Impact factor: 3.402